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UN warns of malnutrition among child Rohingya refugees 08 Nov 2017 - 12:18 pm

GENEVA: The UN on Friday warned of severe acute malnutrition rates among Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh which appeared to be at least...

Activists block roads, trains in Catalonia strike 08 Nov 2017 - 12:14 pm

Barcelona: Protesters blocked roads, highways and train tracks in Catalonia on Wednesday as part of a region-wide strike called by a pro-independence union....

China says will keep talking to Myanmar over stalled dam scheme 08 Nov 2017 - 12:05 pm

BEIJING: China said on Wednesday it will continue to talk to Myanmar about a controversial stalled dam project, after Myanmar's new energy minister...

North Korea a 'cruel dictatorship' says Trump in Seoul 08 Nov 2017 - 11:58 am

Seoul, South Korea: Donald Trump slammed North Korea's "cruel dictatorship" and the severe political oppression inflicted on its people in a speech to...

Ryan student who wanted exams postponed killed Pradhuman: CBI 08 Nov 2017 - 11:56 am

New Delhi: A 16-year-old student of Ryan International School in Gurugram who wanted exams and a scheduled meeting between teachers and parents delayed...

Wind turbine breaks apart at Australia Antarctic base 08 Nov 2017 - 11:49 am

Sydney: The blades of a wind turbine at an Australian Antarctic base broke off and narrowly missed a storage building as they crashed...

Taiwan grounds Mirage jets after plane goes missing 08 Nov 2017 - 11:32 am

Taipei: Taiwan's air force said Wednesday it has grounded all its Mirage jets as it searched for a pilot who went missing while...

Nissan cuts annual operating profit forecast after scandal 08 Nov 2017 - 11:05 am

Tokyo: Japanese car giant Nissan on Wednesday downgraded its annual operating profit forecast after a damaging inspection scandal in its home market Japan....

Thailand's main party urges junta to end ban on political activity 08 Nov 2017 - 10:55 am

BANGKOK: Thailand's Puea Thai Party on Wednesday urged the ruling junta to end a ban on political activity since the 2014 coup, saying...

UK aid minister facing sack over undisclosed meetings with Israelis - Sun newspaper 08 Nov 2017 - 10:44 am

LONDON,Britain’s aid minister Priti Patel’s future was in doubt on Wednesday after the Sun newspaper reported she had held two further undisclosed meeting...

Four dead as helicopter crashes in Japan 08 Nov 2017 - 10:33 am

Tokyo, Four men were killed Wednesday when a private helicopter crashed in a mountainous area of Japan, officials said. The chopper was discovered...

Schools shut as toxic smog hits Delhi 08 Nov 2017 - 10:23 am

New Delhi, Delhi shut all primary schools on Wednesday as pollution hit 70 times the World Health Organization's safe level, prompting doctors in...

China's skyline shopping spree in heart of Hong Kong 08 Nov 2017 - 08:44 am

Hong Kong, Chinese investors' penchant for Hong Kong real estate is well-known and as they take aim at the city's most prestigious buildings...

US Commerce chief Ross divesting shipping interests-official 08 Nov 2017 - 08:23 am

WASHINGTON, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has divested his interests in oil tanker company Diamond S Shipping and is in the process of...

Democratic election sweep is lousy anniversary gift for Trump 08 Nov 2017 - 08:07 am

Washington, Donald Trump suffered a humbling triple defeat, with Democrats winning high-profile state and mayoral elections, dousing any exuberance on Wednesday's anniversary of...

Al-Azhar's imam meets pope, vows to fight terrorism 07 Nov 2017 - 11:43 pm

Rome: The grand imam of Egypt's famed Al-Azhar institution Ahmed al-Tayeb, one of the Muslim world's leading religious authorities, on Tuesday met Pope...

Deposed Catalan leader slams EU for 'helping' Spanish PM 07 Nov 2017 - 11:05 pm

Brussels: Deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Tuesday slammed the European Union for backing what he termed Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's "coup...